6 



FRINGILLID^. 



Sp. 1 . Ta. leucopterus. 

 Oriolus leucopterus, 8. 



ShatVt V. vii. p. 433. — Cayenne. 



GENUS CXL.— SALTATOR, Vieillot. 



nostrum basi crassum, tu- 

 midum, breve, robustum, 

 supr^ convexum, lateribus 

 paul6 compressis : mandi- 

 hula superior subarcuata, 

 margines iriferioris tegens. 



Beah thick at the base, swol- 

 len, stout, robust, above 

 convex, with the sides a 

 little compressed : the upper 

 mandible rather arcuated, 

 its edges covering those of 

 the lozver. 



Les Tangaras gros begs, Cuvier. 



Sp. 1. Sa. magna. 



Tanagra magna. Steph. v. x. 442. Desm, Hist, Nat. Tan. 8^c. 

 pi. 43. — South America. 

 Sp. 2. Sa. atra. 



Tanagra melanopis. Steph. v. x. 454. — Tanagra atra. Desm. 

 Hist. Nat. Tan. S^c. pi. 42. — Guiana. 

 Sp. 3. Cayanensis. 



Coracias Cayana. Shax^, v. vii. p. 400. — Cayenne: 



GENUS CXLI.— TANAGRA Auctorum. TANAGER. 



"Rostrum capite brevior, basi 

 subtrigonum, supra cari- 

 natum, marginibus interne 

 curvatis, apice recurvatum, 

 inclinatum : mandihula su- 

 . perior basi margines irife- 

 rioris tegens. 



BeaJc shorter than the head, 

 its base somewhat trian- 

 gular, carinated above, the 

 sides curved inwardly, the 

 tip recurved, inclined : the 

 upper mandible with its 

 base covering the edges of 

 the lower. 



Sp. 1. Ta. talao. Steph. v. x. p. 472. — Desm. Hist. Nat. Tan. 

 Sfc. pi. 1 .—South America. 



